(Lotus Leaf) (blotting Paper)

Be like the lotus leaf, not like the porous ‘blotting paper’ that gets tainted with whatever it comes in contact with. (GV, p. 86)

Like underground water in the sustenance of all trees, the Atma is the underlying source of all the ananda that the jiva experiences. (SSS Vol.4, p. 112)

It is one’s own likes and dislikes which are responsible for one’s joy and sorrow. (DBG, p. 128)